Houston police department officers and friends and relatives respond to a shooting Dec. 19, 2013 in Houston at 10401 Bessemer.

Houston police department officers and friends and relatives respond to a shooting Dec. 19, 2013 in Houston at 10401 Bessemer.

Photo: Eric Kayne, For The Chronicle

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Houston police department officers and friends and relatives respond to a shooting Dec. 19, 2013 in Houston at 10401 Bessemer.

Houston police department officers and friends and relatives respond to a shooting Dec. 19, 2013 in Houston at 10401 Bessemer.

Photo: Eric Kayne, For The Chronicle

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Houston police department officers and friends and relatives respond to a shooting Dec. 19, 2013 in Houston at 10401 Bessemer.

Houston police department officers and friends and relatives respond to a shooting Dec. 19, 2013 in Houston at 10401 Bessemer.

Photo: Eric Kayne, For The Chronicle

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Houston police department officers and friends and relatives respond to a shooting Dec. 19, 2013 in Houston at 10401 Bessemer.

Houston police department officers and friends and relatives respond to a shooting Dec. 19, 2013 in Houston at 10401 Bessemer.

Photo: Eric Kayne, For The Chronicle

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Fatal shooting during break-in at SE Houston home

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A man was fatally shot early Thursday afternoon after a break-in at a home in southeast Houston.

The shooting occurred about 12:45 p.m. at the house in the 10400 block of Bessemer near Vennard, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said preliminary reports indicate a caller contacted 911 to report a break-in at the home and said a man had been shot. It appeared the victim, who died at the scene, may have been a resident at the home.